Neil Leifer
Muhammad Ali Vs. Sonny Liston, St. Dominick'S Arena, Lewiston, Maine
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 15.000 USD
Price realised: 15.000 USD
Description
Neil Leifer
B. 1942
MUHAMMAD ALI VS. SONNY LISTON, ST. DOMINICK'S ARENA, LEWISTON, MAINE
chromogenic print, signed and editioned '206/350' in ink in the margin, framed, 1965, printed later; accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity
19 1/4 by 19 1/4 in. (48.9 by 48.9 cm.)
Acquired from the photographer, 2005
B. 1942
MUHAMMAD ALI VS. SONNY LISTON, ST. DOMINICK'S ARENA, LEWISTON, MAINE
chromogenic print, signed and editioned '206/350' in ink in the margin, framed, 1965, printed later; accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity
19 1/4 by 19 1/4 in. (48.9 by 48.9 cm.)
Acquired from the photographer, 2005
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Neil Leifer achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in October 2015. In the Photographs auction, the work Muhammad Ali Vs. Sonny Liston, St. Dominick'S Arena, Lewiston, Maine sold for USD 15,000.00 (€ 13,584.50) - well above the upper estimate of USD 7,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Neil Leifer; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Muhammad Ali reacts after his first round knockout of Sonny Liston during the 1965 World Heavyweight Title fight at St. Dominic’s Arena, Lewiston, Maine sold at auction in October 2016 with the realized price of USD 17,500.00 (€ 15,964.24).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Neil Leifer erzielte im Oktober 2015 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Photographs wurde die Arbeit Muhammad Ali Vs. Sonny Liston, St. Dominick'S Arena, Lewiston, Maine für USD 15.000,00 (€ 13.584,50) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 7.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Neil Leifer; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Muhammad Ali reacts after his first round knockout of Sonny Liston during the 1965 World Heavyweight Title fight at St. Dominic’s Arena, Lewiston, Maine im Oktober 2016 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 17.500,00 (€ 15.964,24).
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